Sunday, December 2, 2012

Apparently the vegetable kingdom in Mars, instead of having green
for a dominant colour, is of a vivid blood-red tint. At any rate, the
seeds which the Martians (intentionally or accidentally) brought with
them gave rise in all cases to red-coloured growths. Only that known
popularly as the red weed, however, gained any footing in competition
with terrestrial forms. The red creeper was quite a transitory
growth, and few people have seen it growing. For a time, however, the
red weed grew with astonishing vigour and luxuriance. It spread up
the sides of the pit by the third or fourth day of our imprisonment,
and its cactus-like branches formed a carmine fringe to the edges of
our triangular window. And afterwards I found it broadcast throughout
the country, and especially wherever there was a stream of water.

H.G. Wells

Used one of my props from Halloween 2012 to make something I've wanted to build for a long time - my version of the Martian from the 1953 film War of the Worlds.
He's not finished yet, but a morning fog offered a fun opportunity to shoot some photos.

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comments:

wow, that is awesome....that could be such a cool haunt theme, with the Orson Welles radio broadcast playing, and red vines growing over the house, and a couple of those creatures leering about. Too many ideas..not enough Halloweens!

That is awesome. I love that movie, and have models of the Martian and the spaceship right next to me on the shelf, along with an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet advertisement for the film signed by Ann Robinson. Great stuff! If you ever sell something like this let me know! And thanks for linking to my blog.